Anthony Joshua planning to retire

Anthony Joshua spoke to Antoine Allen (me) about this upcoming fight with Francis Ngannou- AJ was reluctant to speak beyond this fight.
In my previous interviews he had always confirmed his dream is to become a three-time heavyweight champion of the world. But, this time Francis was his only focus....
I don't like to waste anyone's time. This isn't my best interview with AJ. I had limited time and had to make a news report by 6pm. I got back to the studio at 4.55pm. I will upload the video so you can see for yourself
What are your thoughts on this interview and AJ vs Ngannou?

[@samuelsantoskaunda3638]

Is hard for you to hear AJ bad talking (trash talk) to most of his opponents that he fought and those he would fight, he is just a cool and great guy to be around he deserves to be the Ambassador of the heavey weight boxing sport to the upcoming stars.... Let's champ💪🏿💪🏿

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Yeah his mum raised him right

[@mikeh5656]

Well media trained. With respect neither of you know him Im sure his mum didn't raise him to throw peoples belts out of the ring and show terrible sportsmanship. I'm sure she didn't raise him to kick off with an old man on the way to the back just because he asked him to calm down. I'm sure she didn't raise him to be a drug dealer, I'm sure she didn't raise him to spout anti white propaganda at a BLM rally. Don't assume you know a person when they have a camera in front of them

[@O.E_0630]

@@mikeh5656Aj compete in sport called boxing as professional.

[@AntoineSpeaks]

@@mikeh5656 With respect, I've spoken to AJ's mother, as she follows me on social media. So don't speak beyond your knowledge. I've seen AJ when the cameras are on and off. I didn't say he is jesus- ie perfect. But, he is polite and respectful. He carries himself well. People like you seem to constantly use a limited amount of examples to undermine all the good he has and does do. 'media trained' is your go to answer- which shows a complete lack of knowledge of the world of sports reporting or media. This is my job- i am not a random person on KZbin. No doubt AJ's brand has been developed by his team- but it still requires a person to turn up, deliver in the ring and in interviews. If it it was just media training why are most sports people not AJ? His team didn't invent interview prep... It's best you ask more questions, than make assumptions. Most of the people people get their information from have never met the person they are speaking about. I am not most people. I only speak on what i know and who I know.

[@davidemeka2390]

Well said

[@rctaz990]

I've absolutely loved the wave AJ has made. An AJ night is always fantastic. I've always told people to enjoy it whilst it's happening because I will be heart broken when he retires

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

AJ is locked in, wont praise Francis until he has beaten him, he has finally got his mentality right, this is the AJ we wanted to see.

[@michaelnedsmar9106]

How will AJ achieve this win ?

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

@@michaelnedsmar9106 concussive targeted punches to the face and body whilst avoiding shots thrown at him 😉

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

@@michaelnedsmar9106 by KO

[@fanalysis277]

It's good to hear AJ'S actual words rather than listen to so-called experts and pundits give their psycho analysis on his behaviour and so-called boxing fans just rubhish him.... The Heavyweight Division is better with AJ in it 💯

[@Pablo-ig7tx]

I am French 🇲🇫 and as i said in the past, i would gladly exchange Mbappe to have Anthony Joshua as a French athlete 🥊 .. seriously, this Man has it all and despite the fact that i never been a fan of the HeavyWeight division, Joshua is the only reason i kept an eye here and there as to know what possible opponents would make à good interesting fight with him ( I though about a Rematch with Parker given the good run he has, Franck Sanchez as well, and Martin Bakole/Efe Ajagba as they are slowly climbing the rangs and i find it interesting to see an Experienced Seasonned HW still in his prime against à New generation ) .. To come back to what i said earlier, Anthony Joshua had it all from the beginning to be successful, so much so, one would believe he has been made in a Lab for OUR Generation : He speaks very well, his sentences as well as ideas in Boxing and the path his career took ; he take it all very seriously .. Plus he has a Good Look, i know it triggers some men to admit it generally, but AJ is a Good Looking Man so he could very well be a Model AND He has Knockout Power to bring à casual audience to watch his Fights and his Next Bout against Francis Ngannou could not be more Perfect as far as not only being popular in the U.K and Europe generally ; Cameroun and the Mma fans in the U.S are going to tune it to watch Boxing 🥊 I find it very interesting to hear him say he does not understand Fans saying > .. and his response was he had Wins Only 🤭 which is the most important thing for Him. I do not agree there because Joshua fights for Himself, not for the Fans as far as Style Goes : The same was said of Carlos Monzon 🇦🇷 , a Middleweight Legend from the 1970's .. he used to mantain the same rythme in his Fights, he took risks in a calculated manner ( He was Also Huge in Argentina during his reign despite him looking stiff and using mainly his jab and hook [ like AJ in my opinion ] ). It is very cool to see Anthony Joshua as focused as he is and taking Ngannou seriously .. Boxing being the only Sport i ever gros interest for in my life, i hope Joshua does more than > as it is an excellent opportunity to be an even bigger Star. Ps : Anthony Joshua did refered to Boxing as a Fight, when Tyson Fury did it, Ngannou corrected him saying it was too limited, when AJ did, Ngannou did not corrected him, i find it interesting 🤔

[@Ahijah]

I can sense he wants to say more about Francis, being that both from the soil and both role models but because his facing him next he obviously can't sing his praises.

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Fair comment

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Hey everyone, This was one of my many interviews with AJ over the years. I would say it is not my best. Because we had limited time, and I had to make the news report below. I only had an hour to get this on tv... but it still previews the fight nicely. Have a watch and let me know your thoughts. Feel free to watch my other AJ interviews which are better- i believe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onbLeoaVrMiFe6c

[@moisesescobarr]

Love these interviews with AJ. It’s awesome he gives you the time!

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks- but I do work for ITV News. So it's both the platform and me at this point.

[@acediadekay3793]

3:40 "Francis reminded me of myself, cause his fighting style" - AJ The most interesting thing said in this interview, sadly it wasn't elaborate on.

[@AntoineSpeaks]

I only had limited time to speak to him. So it's not my best interview with AJ

[@aymnz1471]

@@AntoineSpeaks you asked great questions tho, and the way they were formulated was near perfect 👌

[@pamposepa048]

He reminds me of my self! Slow technically bad and always open! Maybe he refers to something else cause in boxing terms they are miles apart

[@TariqRasul-pw1vu]

AJ win lose or draw in my your always gonna be a winner top man ❤

[@robertgultig906]

AJ only loses when he doesn’t have aggression towards his opponent in the build up & based on his answers he knows that now.

[@general4688]

Andy and Usyk were so polite to him before the fight that he lost his aggression and had no desire to really hurt them. I am glad he knows it now...and Francis saying he wants to test AJ's chin is a good source of irritation. AJ wins by knockout.

[@kimspittal3490]

He's done a lot for boxing full credit too him great role model for up n coming young fighters

[@sakiusatubuna934]

Humble and cool guy AJ..very impressive message ..not talking trash about his opponent..just focus on his goal..Go AJ

[@hazelkenrick6941]

Reppin AJ for life. Your #1 fan💯💪👌🇬🇧👍✌️

[@randomchipfat937]

The greatest man in boxing Win Lose Or draw

[@chukwudiobioma5366]

Aj is a Nice Dude

[@AntoineSpeaks]

He is

[@rauly93]

Good interview, nice one.

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks

[@Georges.A_05]

I have seen a brief interview before Francis came into boxing where he said he had huge admiration for Francis . I think that know he will fight him he can"t say that on interview or media But still, the way he talk about him and the things he dont wanna say , you can see that he like him a lot

[@machariamuna2611]

Excellent interview dude.very good vibe to it👏👏

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks- check out my other interviews with AJ, when you can. Much better than this one.

[@chilli_Tea]

Cool interview! Thoughtful questions considering the small amount of time you had

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks. I genuinely don't rate this interview myself. But, I appreciate people taking the time to watch it.

[@danielosarobo4335]

The real boxing ambassador

[@strontium2955]

His behaviour towards Usyk was absolutely disgraceful. He stole Usyk's big moment from him, threw Usyk's belts out of the ring, shoulder barged and tried to instigate a fight with Usyk's trainer who is half his size and twice his age and had to be held back from attacking him by burly security guards, and then he later accused Loma of being racist for merely trying to console him by saying he was strong. Would you call that befitting behaviour of a ''real boxing ambassador''? If so, what would you consider Usyk?

[@joshuaukoyen7820]

​@@strontium2955That's in the past pls stop loving In the past, aside that action what else do you have to say against him

[@kemariewedderburn5248]

Mygggg Aj 🔥💯💯🤫

[@Garcia061]

AJ has had a lot of media training but still feels honest and humble. It will be an interesting fight. He definitely won’t underestimate Ngannou. Whether he’s back nobody knows. I suspect some fear. Wallin didn’t give him much opportunity to dig deep. It was over before he started.

[@mikhelBrown]

😂

[@Garcia061]

@@mikhelBrown 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rismofyhope1654]

@@Garcia061mr fear detector 😂😂

[@heffnerhefz5905]

Joshuas mentality is back where it should be🥊

[@clouds2593]

Great interview questions.

[@andrewb2475]

These heavyweights punch hard, Joshua's brain's taken a lot of head trauma over the past decade so fingers crossed I hope he doesn't pay for that with CTE

[@temitopedavid7667]

Thank you AJ. You are indeed a good man. I know AJ will KO Francis in a boxing 🥊 match.

[@user-yh8ng7en3k]

My great champ bigup 🎉

[@kroxx2]

Good interview 👍🏿

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks- check out the others when you can.

[@timetravel151]

AJ to beat Francis in March. Hopefully Fury wins so Joshua vs Fury happens later on this year! And AJ will announce his retirement in the ring after he beats Fury! 💕

[@tedred8869]

I think AJ will make a statement with francis ngannou.

[@kimspittal3490]

Very honest very articulate

[@badekalewasiuaderemi7769]

You gat to ❤ this guy,let's go AJ let's gooo.

[@daz7171]

Aj runs boxing and its not even close .The link with ben is something that should have happened a long time ago

[@williamfarrell4754]

New London sub great interview..... AJ is a decent guy still i dont overtly rate him but i fully respect HIM more so since his losses.... it's as if he now is AJ but with Femi right there... so KUDOS and tho i dont think he's the best heavyweight (obviously beaten 2x by USYK)he definitely is no lower than 5th😊

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Thanks i appreciate that. This is one of my worst AJ interviews. It was a hectic day and short time to speak. Check out my previous interviews when you get a chance

[@williamfarrell4754]

@@AntoineSpeaks really you being serious? I subbed by your 2nd question... calm clear engaging is the words that spring to mind imo:)

[@AntoineSpeaks]

@@williamfarrell4754 Yeah- once you seen my other interviews, you will see the level is much higher. The interview before the rematch with Andy Ruiz is one of the best. It has 780k views. The interview before Dillian Whyte failed the drugs test was also good, because I asked both fighters roughly the same questions. More people watch the Whyte interview than AJ!

[@williamfarrell4754]

@@AntoineSpeaks I'll be watching them for sure my familiu... keep up the good works:) HNY to you and the family im willingly is good

[@vincentv7159]

This has so much more hype than usyk fury

[@codylarkhart261]

AJ major advantage is his agility and speed. Ngannou is trying to get into Boxing and making his name heard is to try and beat AJ.

[@nathanharris8547]

AJ - You are not back. You are better! Fury is busy so beat Francis and whoever you fight after all that matters is beating Fury or if willing, if he wins and if possible an Usyk revenge rematch. It's rare to fight someone a third time when 2 out of 3 times it's a L but it would be a great end to a great unappreciated career. Best of luck.

[@strontium2955]

Can you give me an example of where there's another reality where AJ would have to fight someone three times after beating them soundly twice? I can assure you there isn't one. Had AJ just edged Usyk once he never would've given Usyk a rematch let alone two. AJ didn't deserve the first rematch never mind another one. It's absolute insane that Usyk would have to fight him three times after comprehensively beating him twice already when he had everything stacked against him. Usyk is 37 years old and past his prime and even if AJ beat him once Usyk would still be 2-1 against him so in order to put that right AJ would have to beat Usyk three times. An old well past prime Usyk. AJ and Hearn think he deserves as many opportunities as it takes to achieve the desired result but his opponents only ever get one shot at doing so. I have defended AJ many times but he does not deserve another shot at Usyk. Usyk beat him soundly twice fair and square and that rivalry should be over. He had his chance twice and he failed twice.

[@nathanharris8547]

@@strontium2955 I am very sure that it will not happen nor does it need to, it would just be amazing to see him, somehow beat Fury then Usyk. It would be like watching a washed up Foreman at 42 or 45? Beat Michael Moorer. The once exposed fighter (By Ali) Who retired and came back and won. I think Usyk is amazing though, better than everyone right now. I don't think anyone could hate him if he did that? Of course it's an impossible thing to happen though. I was so confused why Wilder and Fury had a 3rd fight.

[@nathanharris8547]

@@strontium2955 Boxers like Footballers are prolonging their Careers now. Usyk is still just as good at 37. Wilder maybe never was because he's not a Boxer, Parker is.

[@strontium2955]

@@nathanharris8547 No, I've been a fan of his long before he turned pro and he's clearly lost a few steps. It's abundantly clear to see when you compare the current version to the one of old.

[@nathanharris8547]

@@strontium2955 I don't see it that way, he could go in to every fight the way he did with Dillian Whyte and just egg him on to have a scrap, he might get clipped, he might not but all this needless pressure for him to get a good knockout in Saudi and I think he did a great job. We'll see but you'll miss him when he's gone. In a few more years if the division gets boring, you'll want him back.

[@chantenkostov6644]

Dont retire fight into your 40s

[@ElmaThudd]

Your boxing skills beat him AJ, keep away from them haymakers🥊🥊🥊

[@boxingtruth2167]

There is NEVER any shame in losing The only thing is when you don’t give your all and your best People didn’t think Joshua gave his all v usyk

[@youllneverwalkalone1565]

Hang up your boots 😂😂😂think he meant gloves

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Both phrases work

[@youllneverwalkalone1565]

@@AntoineSpeaks not really tbh I’ve boxed for years I’m gonna hang up my boots 😂😂then my shorts

[@pamposepa048]

Ngannou is slow not technical and is always open ! A top level boxer beats the hell out of him! Unless the saudis want a long fight and set it up like they did with the Fury one! Offer a lot of money to have the show they want

[@user-qw1tr1bn3h]

He and hearn were mocking fury for fighting ngannou, it's amazing what money will do

[@onefootskenk77]

Nganu put on a show against Fury doh

[@williamfarrell4754]

​@onefootskenk77 irrelevant to to OP

[@BB49.]

The difference is Fury was a world champion and had a duty to defend it rather than novelty fights. AJ is not a champion and can please himself

[@williamfarrell4754]

@@BB49. good point

[@boxingtruth2167]

What Joshua doesn’t seem to get People wanted to see him give EVERYTHING empty the tank to win We have NEVER. seen this

[@AntoineSpeaks]

He was pretty empty against Usyk in the second fight

[@boxingtruth2167]

Bollocks….he wasn’t at all Fact is when you’re fighting someone who is faster and a better boxer you DONT box him! You FIGHT him The gameplan vs usyk was utter bollocks When you are losing you go for the knockout and empty the tank 100% he could have beaten usyk@@AntoineSpeaks

[@danyellcharles]

AJ vs Klitchko. AJ left it all in the ring.

[@boxingtruth2167]

@@danyellcharles yes but took a long time to recover , prefer a bit of desperation To be fair it was a great fight

[@simonjohn5129]

My only future right now is march 8 and only wishes is to beat Francis nganou. Big words here isn't it folks?

[@simonpieman1653]

Based boxing basement. He exposes this fraud 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@markross306]

Easy money 💰 lol no chin

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Easy money for who?

[@Onemoreround500]

U don't talk about retirement when ya training for a professional fight in 12 weeks

[@AvaAba-br4fn]

Ngannou by KO

[@AntoineSpeaks]

I don't think so

[@bosmanragga51]

I think so

[@pamposepa048]

Ngannou gets knocked out

[@bosmanragga51]

AJ is no longer confident

[@mikhelBrown]

*YOU,* are no longer confident.

[@htechdance]

Retire? Ducking Fury his whole career? He is insignificant to me until he takes on Fury.

[@AntoineSpeaks]

Not sure that’s factual

[@pamposepa048]

Fury wont fight him